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2006 ORNL Press Releases

SNS completion highlights year of ORNL achievementsOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 28, 2006 — Creation of the first neutrons at the Spallation Neutron Source was one of many high points in a year filled with milestone achievements at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

SeizAlert warns of epileptic seizuresOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 22, 2006 — A prototype device to forewarn epileptic seizures is being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

New cleanup project builds upon success gained in fieldOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 14, 2006 — A new five-year project headed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory is expected to lead to a more in-depth understanding of natural and other approaches to clean up contaminated sites around the nation.

ORNL-Mentored Oak Ridge High School team wins Siemens CompetitionOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 6, 2006 — A team of Oak Ridge High School students has won first place and $100,000 in the national Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology for their research thesis titled "Linking Supercomputing and Systems Biology for Efficient Bioethanol Production.

ORNL's Thundat elected fellow of AAASOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 6, 2006 — Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Thomas Thundat has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Stronger steel alloys developed at ORNLOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 4, 2006 — Development of stronger stainless steel alloys that can be used in equipment for high temperature materials processing has been an ongoing effort at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.